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HB 1612 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DIVISION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION.

HB 1612 allocates $8 million from the Development and Enhancement Fund to the Arkansas Department of Education's Educational Television Division (AETN) for a Next Gen TV broadcast standard upgrade. This funding specifically covers the technical transition to the Advanced Television Systems Committee's 3.0 standard, which modernizes AETN's broadcasting infrastructure. The bill directly affects AETN's operations and its ability to deliver educational programming via television. It is a procedural appropriation bill with no direct impact on residents or other state agencies beyond the specified capital improvement project.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $8M from state fund for AETN infrastructure upgrade, directly increasing public service funding for educational broadcasting.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $8M to modernize AETN's broadcasting infrastructure, directly funding educational TV services for schools and enhancing delivery of educational programming.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 336 → HB 1612 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 336 to HB 1612 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The effective date remains July 1, 2025, and the approval date of 3/18/25 was removed from the text.
TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from Act 336 to HB 1612 to reflect current legislative session numbering

Approval date line (3/18/25) was removed from the document text

Additional blank lines were inserted in the document formatting

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1612 is now Act 336
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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